[Dovecot] Can't remove folder (no thunderbird issue)

[Brian Hayden]

On Feb 12 2009, Scott Silva wrote:


> The problem is with mbox in general. Mbox can only contain messages, and 
> since
> your deleted items (trash) is also mbox, you can't delete a folder into 
> it. In
> thunderbird you have to go to the properties for that server connection, 
> go to
>server settings, click advanced, and clear the checkbox on "Server supports
>folders that contain sub-folders and messages".

It's a consequence of mbox, but the "problem" is with Thunderbird's 
persistent interface mis-features in the name of "configurabiilty".

-- 
Brian Hayden
Minnesota Supercomputing Institute
University of Minnesota